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Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
The Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing is a statewide special library dedicated to meeting the information and accessibility needs of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind communities, as well as meeting the information needs about hearing loss to all Tennesseans.
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This series has been designed to teach introductory counseling skills to students and professionals interested in working with deaf people. They demonstrate techniques and special issues that will arise when working with this population. Each program presents a dramatization of couseling session performed by deaf actors. First the session is shown in its entirety. This is followed by the same session with the addition of narration and inserts....
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Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf.
3) What!
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A series of skits examining various aspects of being deaf and shows how creative signing can be.
4) Left out
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A heartfelt and moving story about a deaf boy's journey to change how others see him--both on and off the football field.
13) For a deaf son
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The story of a family's journey through a confusing maze of emotions, medical opinions, politics and the life-changing decisions that must be made when a deaf child is born to a hearing couple. Uses the first person diary, performance and traditional documentary techniques to explore the practical communication problems faced by hearing parents of deaf children.
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Hearing is one of the most empowering of our senses; it enables us to work, socialise and communicate. It's hard to imagine living in a silent world, yet just 60 years ago this was the inevitable outcome for the majority of people with ear disease or language problems. Nowadays, virtually everybody can be helped to some extent and many cured. But how did we get here? This book tells the fascinating story of science and medicine's winning battle with...
18) Deafness
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